And if that’s not enough, Sensordrone is an open platform for all kinds of sensor and Bluetooth peripheral device apps, so you can connect external sensors for whatever project you’re working on. Currently, there are 8 Android apps available for free, and more are being developed every day – like data sharing apps so you can combine sensor data with smartphone capabilities and share on Twitter, Google+, Facebook, etc.

So why do we love it?

Despite being small enough to fit on a keychain, the sheer number of applications makes this a very impressive piece of scientific hardware. Incrediblyeasy to set up (just turn it on and select which app you want to use) there’s no messing around with settings or dials, and you can start collecting data for your own use, for scientific use, or just for fun.

Since everything is included in the Sensordrone’s sleek & compact metal/plastic housing, it’s truly a major extension of your mobile device. With three different ways to monitor, you have flexibility over how you want data collected. There’s Call-Respond Mode, which delivers the most recent data, Streaming Mode that sends continuous real-time data, and Data Logging Mode that stores data until you want to export it to a .CSV file.